Gibson ES-135

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	[[Image:Gibson ES-135 + Roland JC-120.jpg|thumb|'''Gibson ES-135''' with [[Roland Jazz Chorus|Roland JC-120]]]]		[[Image:Gibson ES-135 + Roland JC-120.jpg|thumb|'''Gibson ES-135''' with [[Roland Jazz Chorus|Roland JC-120]]]]
−	The '''Gibson ES-135''' is a [[Electric guitar#Hollow body|semi-hollow body electric guitar]] made by the [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]]. Originally introduced in 1956, it was discontinued in 1958. The model, with some modifications, was reintroduced in 1991 and remained in production until 2003.	+	The '''Gibson ES-135''' is a [[Electric guitar#Hollow body|semi-hollow body electric guitar]] made by the [[Gibson Guitar Corporation]]. Originally introduced in 1956, it was discontinued in 1958. The model, with some modifications, was reintroduced in 1991 and remained in production until 2002, however at least one known example was given a 2003 production date, a Blueburst with Serial Number 00663724 March 7th, 2003.
	With a florentine cutaway, a trapeze tailpiece, two P-100 pickups (stacked humbuckers with [[P-90]] covers) with two tone and volume controls and a three-way switch. It had looks and tone reminiscent of the old [[Gibson ES-125|ES-125 TDC]], but was not a fully hollow thinline guitar, having a feedback-suppressing sustain block running under the pickups and bridge from the neck/body joint to the base of the body like the [[Gibson ES-335|ES-335]] instead, but here not made of maple but of balsa wood. The body itself and neck were again of similar construction to the ES-335, being built from laminated maple but with an unbound rosewood fingerboard with dot-style fret [[position markers]]. The metal fittings were chrome-plated, and the p-100s had black plastic "soapbar" style covers. The guitar, when launched, was the most basic and lowest-priced in the Gibson ES range, but had the same fittings, wiring and construction quality as more expensive models. At launch, Gibson claimed it was the first semi-solid electric guitar with a Florentine-style single cutaway in the world.		With a florentine cutaway, a trapeze tailpiece, two P-100 pickups (stacked humbuckers with [[P-90]] covers) with two tone and volume controls and a three-way switch. It had looks and tone reminiscent of the old [[Gibson ES-125|ES-125 TDC]], but was not a fully hollow thinline guitar, having a feedback-suppressing sustain block running under the pickups and bridge from the neck/body joint to the base of the body like the [[Gibson ES-335|ES-335]] instead, but here not made of maple but of balsa wood. The body itself and neck were again of similar construction to the ES-335, being built from laminated maple but with an unbound rosewood fingerboard with dot-style fret [[position markers]]. The metal fittings were chrome-plated, and the p-100s had black plastic "soapbar" style covers. The guitar, when launched, was the most basic and lowest-priced in the Gibson ES range, but had the same fittings, wiring and construction quality as more expensive models. At launch, Gibson claimed it was the first semi-solid electric guitar with a Florentine-style single cutaway in the world.